This is inconsistent with /clear, which allows clearing your own inventory without having to specify the targets.
/clear
But it's also harder to accidentally wipe all entities from the entire world. So this might be "working as intented".
So now "/kill" without specify targets the target selector defaults to @s
Reporter: migrated
Assignee: Nathan Adams
Created: 2017-12-17T00:51:16Z
Updated: 2026-08-20T09:59:00Z
Resolved: 2018-01-02T12:24:57Z
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Labels: /kill
Affects Versions: Minecraft 17w50a
Retrieved 2026-10-11T03:45:23Z
But it's also harder to accidentally wipe all entities from the entire world. So this might be "working as intented".